Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 248

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 248

162. Why Don’t You Try Being a Great Merchant? (3)

This is a completely unexpected development.

100,000 Crown Gold Coins, enough to build a grand mansion.

Of course, that’s just for one building, and the garden, training ground, and various facilities would need to be built separately…

What madman would buy 100 mana stones for that amount of money?

That’s why I bet aggressively.

But what came back was the response ‘Just that amount of money?’

“I don’t know what happened to the buyer who was supposed to come here, but shall I tell you the amount that person offered?”

Count Altair heard words he couldn’t even imagine.

“He offered 300,000 Crown Gold Coins for 100 mana stones.”

“…!”

It was a jaw-dropping amount.

300,000 Crown Gold Coins.

Three times as much.

That’s an amount even the Imperial Palace couldn’t spend carelessly, and he offered that?

“Th-that’s impossible.”

Count Altair, who prided himself on being a seasoned businessman, ended up showing his flustered state.

He couldn’t mobilize that much cash immediately.

Maybe 150,000 at most, and even that would require emptying all his available cash.

Moreover, paying that all at once would cut off his funding sources.

‘It’s an insane amount. It doesn’t make sense.’

But on the other hand, he couldn’t give up his greed.

300,000 gold coins.

Certainly a large amount, but if he could complete the research he hadn’t been able to do and launch the medicine—

It would be enough money to recover and have plenty left over.

‘By calculation, I need at least 80. And for reserves, about 20 more…’

Count Altair asked, intending to buy time while organizing his thoughts.

“Could I possibly see the goods?”

“First, let me ask if you have the ability to pay.”

“All 300,000 is impossible, but I can pay up to 150,000.”

“Then the deal is off.”

At such a firm and quick attitude, Count Altair found himself desperately shouting once again.

“I-I’ll pay the rest in installments!”

“Impossible.”

For Count Altair, who had already handled numerous businesses with promissory notes and installment payments, this was another absurd story.

At this point, he began to have doubts about the goods, but he couldn’t stop here.

“If payment is impossible, know that I can’t just let you leave.”

“…”

He’d gotten into trouble.

Why wouldn’t he?

These were people secretly selling such ridiculous mana stones.

But he had no intention of leaving anyway.

“L-land! Or I can pay with buildings located in the capital. Or gems, accessories, weapons are also possible! Since I have various business connections…”

Count Altair was desperate.

If he didn’t know about it, that would be one thing, but if he could just get his hands on it, this was an opportunity to expand his business even larger than now.

He couldn’t miss this just because it cost a bit more money.

That would be missing out on the future.

“Just name anything. I’ll buy as much as the amount I have.”

“Good. Then I’ll show you mana stones worth the 150,000 you mentioned earlier. Did you bring the payment?”

“Of course.”

Count Altair quickly opened his subspace containing gold bars equivalent to 150,000 Crown Gold Coins and showed the inside.

“Confirmed.”

And then he saw the mana stones he had so desperately wanted.

Similarly opening a subspace to show them, the brilliant glow completely captivated his gaze.

However, they were a bit small.

‘They’re half the size of what I know?’

Count Altair had naturally imagined them to be the same size he knew.

But they weren’t—they were half the size.

His expression hardened, but Count Altair tried not to show it.

But even so, he needed them.

‘Damn, is it right to buy these for this money?’

Both the size and the expected price were different from what he knew. In a normal business deal, he would have stormed out.

But no matter how he thought about it, he coveted these.

If only he had these…

If only he had these, he could do everything he hadn’t been able to do.

The magic hammer from fairy tales.

It was like that hammer that could create any object just by striking it.

Meanwhile, the subspace closed, and Count Altair unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

“150,000. 50 mana stones. And you said you’d name any method to pay the remaining 150,000, right?”

“Y-yes. Name anything.”

“You said you were Count Altair. And that you do pharmaceutical business.”

Then came a proposal that made him doubt his ears.

“For the remaining 150,000, I’ll take some of the businesses you’re running.”

“…Wh-what do you mean?”

“I’ve become interested, you see. I heard you do pharmaceutical business on a large scale, and I want to acquire rights to some of those businesses. Instead of payment. Of course, worth 150,000.”

Count Altair was greatly flustered by this completely unexpected proposal.

Give up business rights?

“Exactly… what do you mean?”

“Exactly what I said. All rights related to the business, including know-how and information.”

This was absurd.

Transfer business rights?

“You didn’t understand this as just profit sharing, did you?”

“…”

Count Altair was left speechless.

This was a bigger problem than he had thought.

Already beyond any reason to think further.

But to make an objective judgment…

Those mana stones were too attractive.

That damn efficiency.

Because of that efficiency, what couldn’t be done with hundreds of existing mana stones could be accomplished with just one new mana stone.

Such an attractive item.

Count Altair finally decided not to hesitate any longer.

“It depends on the business. Which business do you want?”

“If it’s worth 150,000… Yes. How about ‘Malcov’?”

Malcov.

A medicine that provides considerable pain relief with just one pill, already beloved by a significant portion of the Empire’s citizens.

Giving that up meant forgoing a considerable portion of his profits.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

But I had already made up my mind firmly.

Once I finish developing the medicine with those mana stones, I’ll be able to gain even greater profits from then on.

Temporarily stepping back for the future.

“I’ll transfer all business-related information and rights, including facilities, know-how, formulation methods, and customer lists.”

“I’ll… do that.”

It was heartbreaking, but what choice did I have.

This was the only way.

Scratch, scratch.

Eventually, Count Altair had to personally write the documents on the blank paper placed on the old table.

The other party was formidable.

“No, that’s wrong. The investigation is incorrect. If you do it this way, there’s room for different interpretation.”

They pointed out each sentence and demanded contract revisions, and Count Altair had no choice but to reluctantly comply.

If things continued like this, it wouldn’t be death, but if the deal was interrupted here, he felt like he’d lose sleep for life from regret.

In the end, it was his greedy ambition for achievement that was maintaining Count Altair’s patience.

Scratch scratch.

After finally finishing signing all the documents, Count Altair asked.

“When will I receive the mana stones then?”

“Naturally, the 150,000 pieces are now. I’ll hand over the rest after taking over all the business.”

“…I understand.”

Though his voice was drained of strength, his heart began to beat faster gradually.

“Take them.”

Count Altair checked the efficiency of the mana stones with the inspection tools he had thoroughly prepared.

Identical.

The same efficiency as what he had stolen from Count Otier.

Ecstasy surged through him.

“I’ve confirmed all 50 pieces.”

The moment the mana stones were transferred to his subspace afterward, he felt like there was nothing in the world to envy.

“Then regarding the transfer of business rights…”

“I’ll visit soon. Prepare within two days.”

With that, the deal was concluded, and Count Altair was able to come back outside and face the sunlight.

“Count, are you alright?”

“Ah. I’m not hurt anywhere and I’m fine.”

Count Altair finally showed a slight smile.

150,000 Crown gold coins.

Transfer of business rights for the painkiller ‘Malcov’.

The losses were considerable, but what did it matter.

“We’re going back immediately.”

As soon as he returned, he would take out the equipment he had stored away in the warehouse, modify it, and start operating it right away.

Once prototypes were produced and the formula was completed, everything would proceed smoothly from then on.

And when he made even more money that way…

‘I’ll take control of all those bastards making those mana stones and make them mine.’

That action starts now.

“Tuva.”

“Yes, Count.”

Tuva, who had been following like a shadow, appeared.

“Monitor those bastards. Report regularly, and find out everything about their identities, headquarters, and everything else without exception.”

“Understood.”

“If you complete this task well, I’ll reduce your debt by about half.”

“…”

Tuva disappeared, and a sinister smile was flowing across Count Altair’s lips.

We only threw back our stuffy hoods after confirming that Count Altair had completely left.

“Phew. Robes in this weather. If I wasn’t a mage, I would have died from the heat.”

“I know, right. Should we buy robes with cooling functions?”

“What’s the point of having an inventor sister if you don’t use her?”

“You can’t ask me to do such trivial things.”

We exchanged idle conversation before getting to the main point.

“As expected, he’s a suspicious fellow. This time it seems greed won over suspicion.”

“He probably had no choice but to be greedy. Count Altair has no more room for business expansion.”

The reason he deliberately stole Viscount Otier’s mana stones and experimental equipment was the same context.

He had practically monopolized the pharmaceutical business and had developed all the medicines worth developing.

Therefore, he would naturally have been tempted.

“I wonder if we’ve given wings to that bastard’s business.”

“We just need to control the supply. The reason we handed over 100 pieces in the first place was to instill expectations in him.”

By the way, I have no intention of selling to him like this in the future.

From now on, I plan to control the quantity using production volume as an excuse, and make him extremely dependent on my mana stones.

While doing so, if I demand his businesses one by one as payment, he’s bound to collapse on his own.

“It would be less cruel to just capture him and torture him.”

“This way, he’ll gain a lot without even knowing it.”

By the way, I’ve registered the business under a false name.

It was a decision made because the risk was too great to do it under our family name.

“So you’ll be running a pharmaceutical business from now on?”

“It’s for raising capital and securing customers. And also for securing investment funds. At least the money from this business is clean.”

“Then how do you plan to manage that business? Even if you receive all business rights and various rights, it won’t be ordinary work.”

At those words, I looked at Sidrain.

“I trust you’ll do well.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“I need to entrust the business to someone trustworthy.”

Sidrain was dumbfounded.

Then after hearing my words, his eyes sparkled.

“How about 20% of the net profit from the business? It’s payment for management.”

“…”

The decision didn’t take long.

The Antalion Magic Tower had practically collapsed, and various requests and personnel were starting to flood toward the Nirucsion Magic Tower.

“Such an audacious fellow.”

To manage all of this, as always, ‘money’ was needed.

I had made a timely proposal.

With that, another deal was concluded.

It was much easier than before, and a deal where neither side would suffer any loss.

“Since you’ve been running a magic tower for a long time, I think you’ll do well.”

“Trust me. I should probably develop some acting skills too.”

While chuckling, I detected someone approaching and said.

“Let’s put our hoods back on.”

It was Tuva.

He knocked and entered, unlike an assassin.

That sight was quite amusing, but considering he had helped me based on just one symbol, it wasn’t laughable.

“Count Altair has ordered surveillance and information gathering about you.”

“As expected. Anything else?”

“He said he’d reduce my debt by half if I complete this task well.”

“That debt—was it a debt owed to Count Altair?”

“That’s right.”

I didn’t know what circumstances led to the debt, but his expression wasn’t particularly pleasant.

I asked the fellow.

“How long is the symbol valid?”

“Until the owner of the symbol wishes it.”

“Then let’s do this.”

Tuva.

He’s quite a useful fellow.

As long as I hold the symbol, there’s no reason for the man to betray me or do anything foolish.

Above all, since he was said to be a disciple Mother cherished, his trustworthiness is certain.

From Count Altair’s perspective, he’d be a traitor, but well, that’s his problem.

“I’ll hire you.”

So I decided to hire the fellow.

“No matter how retired I am, double contracts are impossible for an assassin. Don’t you know the iron rule?”

“I know.”

I looked at Tuva and curled up the corners of my mouth.

“That’s why I’m thinking of hiring you as something other than an assassin.”

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